With eyelets perforating shirts and pants, biceps heaving under airy jackets and a print that looked like the earth cracking open, this was a startling new vision of the septuagenarian designer, who showed his humorous side, although some many not find black military uniforms so funny.
The city's perennially comfortable weather and luscious natural habitat have a decided influence on the way people dress, from airy fabrics to colorful prints.
There were airy chiffons in blurry prints, a black-and-white mini-caftan flocked with butterflies, a white cotton lace dress redolent of Mrs. Robinson's daughter, and gypsy knitwear and such with pareo or harem pants.
His visual style could range from intricately crosshatched scenes that recalled 19th-century prints to airy watercolors reminiscent of Chagall to bold, bulbous figures inspired by the comic books he loved all his life, with outsize feet that the page could scarcely contain.
But while the 25 looks he showed were pretty and airy, with boleros and kimonos over skimmy print dresses, the models' affected party moods made for another awkward moment.
A sweet, airy summer dress with a playful floral print?
"I wanted to try watercolor mono prints because I loved their airy quality and material sensitivity," she said.
Still, I wasn't upset -- my large, airy room had a bathroom with zebra-print curtains and a French Provincial style cabinet in the bedroom.
Printed with hibiscus flowers and in airy fabrics, there was a 1950s Hollywood vibe, without making the clothes too stagey.
Keep it light and airy by choosing a dress with an all-over print, and pairing it with solid accessories, like a classic moto jacket and walkable wedges.
The minimal moment did not last, as raffia came into play: woven or crocheted, printed, patterned and even turned into an airy body cage like a 21st century crinoline.
